Patent US7788002 - Fault data management

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(12) United States Patent

Yukawa et al.

(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 7,788,002 B2 Aug. 31, 2010

(54) FAULT DATA MANAGEMENT

(75) Inventors: Steven J Yukawa, Seattle, WA (US);

Tim W Anstey, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven R Ecola, Sammamish, WA (US);
David L Allen, Kent, WA (US)

(73) Assignee: The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL
(US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 183 days.

(21) Appl.No.: 11/199,399

(22) Filed: Aug. 8, 2005

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2007/0033277 Al Feb. 8, 2007

(51) Int. CI.

GO 1M17/00 (2006.01)
G06F 7/00 (2006.01)
G06F19/00 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 701/29; 701/14; 701/24;

701/30; 701/33; 701/34; 701/35; 340/853.2;

340/945; 340/963

(58) Field of Classification Search 455/431,

455/427, 422; 701/14, 24, 29, 30, 33, 34, 701/35; 340/853.2, 945, 963 See application file for complete search history.

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Primary Examiner—Patrick N Edouard

Assistant Examiner—Shantell Heiber

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Harness, Dickey & Pierce,

PL.C.

(57) ABSTRACT

A system and method are provided for managing mobile platform fault data. The method includes automatically collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard the mobile platform utilizing a central maintenance computer (CMC) onboard the mobile platform. The raw fault data is automatically transmitted from the CMC to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. The method additionally includes automatically generating at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report from the raw data utilizing a first portion of an electronic logbook function (ELB1) of the OCS. Execution of the ELB1 additionally generates a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display and is automatically downloaded to the CCS. The method further includes automatically correlating the MPC draft fault report with the raw fault data utilizing a second portion of the electronic logbook (ELB2) of the CCS.

26 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

Page 2

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